'Anthropocene' Period Would Recognize Humanity's Impact on Earth In this interview, Dr. David Grinspoon discusses the implications of the Anthropocene — a proposed geological time period that would recognize humanity as a global force shaping the landscape and evolution of our planet.
July 11, 2013 - SPACE.com
How Large Plant-Eating Dinosaurs Were Able To Coexist Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study is helping answer a long-standing question about how large, plant-eating dinosaurs could have co-existed successfully over long periods of geological time. Dr. Jordan Mallon, a post-doctoral fellow at the Canadian Museum of Nature, measured and analyzed the characteristics of nearly 100 dinosaur skulls recovered from the Dinosaur ...
July 11, 2013 - redOrbit
Dinosaurs, diets and ecological niches: Study shows recipe for success A new scientific study answers a long-standing question in palaeontology -- how numerous species of large, plant-eating dinosaurs could co-exist successfully over geological time. Results from the largest study of dinosaurs recovered from Alberta's Dinosaur Park Formation suggest that niche partitioning was at play: adaptations in skulls and jaws allowed for distinct groups of herbivores to ...
July 10, 2013 - Science Daily